Last week, rumors swirled that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was going to fire Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Today, Fayyad has resigned. Or "resigned," as BBC World's Twitter account put it.
Clothing retailer Benetton has launched another shock-ad campaign that aims to sell more of their high-end clothes folks with Photoshopped images of world leaders playing tonsil hockey.
Going against U.S. pressure, President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the request to Ban Ki-moon
Over the last 24 hours, moves by Abbas and Sarkozy have dampened America's role
A compromise plan would defer a vote while negotiations take place
The European Union hasn't expressed its opinion on the U.N. campaign
Palestinians will appeal for full member status at U.N., Israel awaits U.S. veto
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